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| Shudder |
i was just wondering how you guys keep track of what RPM each vinyl is. especially if its a whitelabel with no indications of how its pressed. do you record it down, memorize it or just simply see when you play the record???
im just trying to find the least frustrating way to understand rpm rates
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| vhx1 |
| Well you can easily tell if a records running at the wrong bpm when you play it. If it sounds out of key or the vocals are going way to slow or way to high... simply switch the bpm |
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| DjJade |
| if it frustrates you that much you could probbaly write it on the label with a sharpe. most of mine i have memorized just by playing them so much. |
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| auujay |
| quote: | Originally posted by vhx1
Well you can easily tell if a records running at the wrong bpm when you play it. If it sounds out of key or the vocals are going way to slow or way to high... simply switch the bpm |
Exactly and if you for some reason are having trouble telling, toggle the bpm back and forth (one should be obviously the right one). For some tracks that have a long beatless intro it is sometimes hard to tell until the beat comes in. |
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| montie |
i've pretty much memorized it just by playing them so damn much
but even if you forget, it takes you just a second to figure out that its at the wrong speed.
hte thing that annoys me is when i'm mixing the song and i accidently turn off the turntable for a song thats at 45rpm and i don't listen ot the track again before i start to mix it and hten realize the turntable is back at 33rpm after i turned it back on
also one thing you should try is to spin your breaks records which were pressed at 33rpm at 45rpm and mix them together and with other DnB
or for your 45rpm pressed records, play them at 33rpm with hip hop/trip hop
its lots of fun
and sometimes you find those records that work so well at the wrong speed and its really awsome |
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| Shudder |
yea im doing that right now, well im not mixing yet cause i only have 1 needle. but its cool how each record sounds different at different speeds.
thanks for the advice people |
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| Tranc3 |
| I write bpm's and personal comments to myself about the record on the label - stuff like "only use intro" or "good until 1/2 way-through" - stuff like that. As for the rpms, usually you can also figure it out just by seeing how many tracks are on each side. If one side has, say, 2 to 3 mixes on it, chances are it's gonna be at 33rpm so they can fit more sound on there. If it's just one track, chances are it's 45rpm for higher quality (unless it's an exceptionally long track, like Tiesto's remix of Silence, or Sasha's Xpander, etc...) |
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| T:REBEL |
Just play it. If it sounds lethargic on 33RPM, switch it over to 45RPM.
If it sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks on 45RPM, switch it over to 33RPM.
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| EldamRy |
| quote: | Originally posted by T:REBEL
Just play it. If it sounds lethargic on 33RPM, switch it over to 45RPM.
If it sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks on 45RPM, switch it over to 33RPM.
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| Dj_Hypnotiq |
| If it's a white label, just play the record to see if it's the correct RPM. then just write the RPM. on the label in the middle easy as that! |
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| T:REBEL |
| quote: | Originally posted by EldamRy
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WERD!
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